Northbound I-880 on MacArthur Maze reopened after big-rig crash

Updated 11:40 am, Friday, December 18, 2015

A big-rig truck toppled onto a car on the northbound lanes of Interstate 880 on the MacArthur Maze in Oakland, blocking all traffic headed to the Bay Bridge. A string of crashes Friday morning created a commuter nightmare headed into the city. less

A big-rig truck toppled onto a car on the northbound lanes of Interstate 880 on the MacArthur Maze in Oakland, blocking all traffic headed to the Bay Bridge. A string of crashes Friday morning created a ... more

A big-rig overturned onto a car on the MacArthur Maze in Oakland Friday dealing another blow to the morning Bay Bridge commute that was already fouled up by a truck that spilled a load of paint, officials said.

The crash happened about 9:35 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 880 at the Interstate 80 connector and firefighters on scene worked to remove someone trapped inside a car that was flattened by the big-rig, said Officer Sean Wilkenfeld of the California Highway Patrol.

The accident shut down all northbound lanes of Interstate 880 in the MacArthur Maze. CHP officers called in large tow trucks to remove the wreckage and all lanes were reopened at 11:30 a.m.

Wilkenfeld said at least one person suffered minor injuries in the incident.

Several other cars were involved in the wreck.

The crash added to the chaos of the Friday morning commute headed into the city across the Bay Bridge. Earlier Friday, a truck spilled a load of paint just west of the Fremont Street off ramp, and blocked all westbound lanes of the bridge.